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3,900 in evacuation centers as floods linger in Pangasinan

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kytFS8osbSM?enablejsapi=1"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Some 3,900 residents remained in evacuation centers as floods continued to submerge sections of 2 towns in Pangasinan, which has been inundated by monsoon rains, the local disaster office said.</p><p>As of 8 a.m., 20 villages were still flooded in Calasiao town, forcing 321 families or 1,200 individuals to stay in evacuation centers, said Ronn Castillo of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.</p><p>Some 500 families or 2700 individuals were also in evacuation centers in Dagupan as 10 of its barangays remained flooded, he said.</p><p>&quot;Nakabantay po ang aming opisina gayong kahit medyo umaaraw na sa umaga, umuulan naman sa hapon,&quot; Castillo told radio DZMM.</p><p>(Our office is on watch because even if it&#x27;s sunny in the mornings, rains come in the afternoon.)</p><p>Pangasinan has been placed under a state of calamity since last Monday, allowing local officials to tap emergency funds and impose a prize freeze on basic goods.</p><p>The habagat on Sunday will bring scattered rains and thunderstorms over Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Palawan, and Mindoro provinces, the state weather bureau said.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">LPA nalusaw, habagat patuloy na magpapaulan <a href="https://t.co/IsqNPKfodN">https://t.co/IsqNPKfodN</a></p>— DZMM TeleRadyo (@DZMMTeleRadyo) <a href="https://twitter.com/DZMMTeleRadyo/status/1023382290099912704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 29, 2018</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Monsoon rains enhanced by typhoons Henry, Inday and Josie earlier this month left P2.402 billion worth of damage to infrastructure and agriculture, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council <a href="http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/3369/Sitrep_No_21_re_Preparedness_Effects_Southwest_Monsoon_by_TC_HENRY_INDAY_and_JOSIE_for_the_period_of_271800H_to_280600H_July_2018.pdf"><strong>reported</strong></a> Saturday.</p><div><strong>DZMM, 29 Hulyo 2018</strong></div>

<p>Some 3,900 residents remained in evacuation centers as floods continued to submerge sections of 2 towns in Pangasinan, which has been inundated by monsoon rains, the local disaster office said.</p>

Some 3,900 residents remained in evacuation centers as floods continued to submerge sections of 2 towns in Pangasinan, which has been inundated by monsoon rains, the local disaster office said.